Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample of key stakeholdersa of the South African Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, April - May in 2015 (N = 144)
Socio- demographic Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
 25–34 | 14 (13 %) |
 35–44 | 30 (27 %) |
 45–54 | 31 (28 %) |
 55–64 | 33 (30 %) |
 65–69 | 3 (3 %) |
Experience in NDSS (years) | |
 1–5 | 31 (27 %) |
 6–10 | 24 (21 %) |
 11–15 | 19 (17 %) |
 16–20 | 13 (11 %) |
 21–25 | 9 (8 %) |
  > 25 | 18 (16 %) |
Training in the NDSS | 70 (61Â %) |
Duration of Training in NDSS | |
  < = 1 week | 31 (46 %) |
 2 to 4 weeks | 21 (31 %) |
 5 to 12 weeks | 7 (10 %) |
 13 to 26 weeks | 3 (4 %) |
 27 to 56 weeks | 5 (7 %) |
 57 to 104 weeks | 1 (1 %) |
Participation on NDSS Committees | |
 National Outbreak Response Team | 46 (43 %) |
 Provincial Outbreak Response Team | 26 (25 %) |
 Malaria Elimination Committee | 21 (21 %) |
 Surveillance Forum | 22 (22 %) |
 EPI Committee | 19 (19 %) |
Area of Responsibility | |
 Health Management | 10 (9 %) |
 Disease Detection | 38 (33 %) |
 Disease Control and Response | 60 (53 %) |
 Other | 6 (5 %) |